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تسجيل مستخدم جديدThe Effect of the ISM Model on Star Formation Properties in Galactic Discs
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Elizabeth J. Tasker
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Modelling global disc galaxies is a difficult task which has previously resulted in the small scale physics of the interstellar medium being greatly simplified. In this talk, I compare simulations of galaxies with different ISM properties to determine the importance of the ISM structure in the star formation properties of the disc.
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